title: Interleukin 5 regulation of peritoneal B-cell proliferation and antibody secretion.
abstract: The influence of recombinant interleukin 5 (rIL-5) on murine peritoneal B-cell proliferation and antibody secretion was examined. Larger, low buoyant density peritoneal B cells proliferated better with rIL-5 than the smaller resting B cells. this was also true for splenic B cells; however, comparison of the respective populations showed the large peritoneal B-cell responses to be superior. Limiting dilution analyses showed that from 25% to about 40% of large peritoneal B cells proliferated in response to rIL-5 when lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was present. No detectable difference in the fraction of proliferating splenic B cells was seen in the presence of rIL-5. These results are consistent with expression of IL-5 receptors on about 70% of low-density peritoneal B cells as determined by fluorescent staining with anti-Il-5 receptor monoclonal antibody (MoAb). IL-5 also enhanced spontaneous and mitogen-driven IgM secretion by both peritoneal and splenic B lymphocytes; the increases exhibited by peritoneal B cells, however, were at least twice those exhibited by splenic B cells. Spontaneous and mitogen-driven secretion of auto-antibodies to bromelain-treated mouse erythrocytes (BrMRBC) by peritoneal B cells were also increased by this interleukin. Furthermore, rIL-5 enhanced peritoneal B-cell plaque-forming cell (PFC) responses to TNP-LPS but not to TNP-Ficoll. Both an anti-IL-5R MoAb and an anti-IL-5 MoAb blocked the rIL-5-induced enhancement of proliferation and auto-antibody PFC responses. Hence, IL-5 appears to be important for the regulation of proliferation and antibody secretion by many murine peritoneal B cells.
authors.affiliation: Basle Institute for Immunology, Switzerland.
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Wetzel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D002469:Cell Separation; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000378:metabolism*; D015848:Interleukin-5 / Q000502:physiology*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000166:cytology; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin; D053649:Receptors, Interleukin-5; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001323:Autoantibodies; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D015848:Interleukin-5; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin; D053649:Receptors, Interleukin-5; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013936:Thymidine